Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2asTaFVUGpViqpSNAvhOXp
PhysicalSale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/c/chopin-early-works/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/chopin-early-works/id672658591
This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to be his best works!
Please rate and comment! Enjoy!

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

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Chopin: Early Works

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2asTaFVUGpViqpSNAvhOXp
PhysicalSale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/c/chopin-early-works/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/chopin-early-works/id672658591
This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

Chopin - His Best Works - Part 1 / 2

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to be his best works!
Please rate and comment! Enjoy!

My favorite Chopin works by genre

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

5 Chopin Pieces You May Have Never Heard

5 Chopin pieces you may have never heard. Too often people say "Oh, if only I could hear Chopin's works for the first time" but then they go listen to the funeral march and minute waltz. Here are some lesser-known pieces that I love and you may enjoy. I could name thousands (ok not really) of pieces like these, but here are some of my favorites. For more have a listen through the mazurkas and find some you like. They are under appreciated. Anyway, Merry Christmas!!
Tracklist:
1. Polonaise #9 in B FlatMajor
2. Variations on "La Ci Darem La Mano" by Mozart (variation 1)
3. Cantabile in B Flat
4. Piano Sonata #1 (movement 1)
5. Prelude Op. Posth. in A Flat

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Top 10 pieces by Chopin

Top 10 pieces by Chopin

Top 10 pieces by Chopin

these are my personal top ten pieces composed by Chopin, please add any comments on how to improve my videos

Chopin, Nocturne, opus 27 #2, piano solo

Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, opus 27, number 2, accompanied by an animated graphic showing interval type.
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Chopin: Early Works

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2asTaFVUGpViqpSNAvhOXp
PhysicalSale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/c/chopin-early-works/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/chopin-early-works/id672658591
This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, an...

Chopin - His Best Works - Part 1 / 2

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to be his best works!
Please rate and comment! Enjoy!

My favorite Chopin works by genre

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto...

5 Chopin Pieces You May Have Never Heard

5 Chopin pieces you may have never heard. Too often people say "Oh, if only I could hear Chopin's works for the first time" but then they go listen to the funeral march and minute waltz. Here are some lesser-known pieces that I love and you may enjoy. I could name thousands (ok not really) of pieces like these, but here are some of my favorites. For more have a listen through the mazurkas and find some you like. They are under appreciated. Anyway, Merry Christmas!!
Tracklist:
1. Polonaise #9 in B FlatMajor
2. Variations on "La Ci Darem La Mano" by Mozart (variation 1)
3. Cantabile in B Flat
4. Piano Sonata #1 (movement 1)
5. Prelude Op. Posth. in A Flat

published: 26 Dec 2016

Top 10 pieces by Chopin

these are my personal top ten pieces composed by Chopin, please add any comments on how to improve my videos

Jan Lisiecki - Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra (Trailer)

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Jan Lisiecki puts the spotlight on rarely recorded works of the orchestral Chopin, the repertoire that became his calling card and kick-started his international career. With “Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra” he has fulfilled his dreams of completing the orchestral Chopin repertoire: To record all remaining works for piano and orchestra recorded in the studio with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, conducted by the Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbański.
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Chopin, Nocturne, opus 27 #2, piano solo

Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, opus 27, number 2, accompanied by an animated graphic showing interval type.
FAQQ: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I support your work?
A: Thank you! The easiest way to support my work is by contributing via Patreon:
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If you'd like to help in more specific way, consider this:
http://www.musanim.com/underwriting
Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
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http://www.musanim.com/pdf/ChopinNocturneOpus27no2.pdf
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Q: This is too slow.
A: It is much slower than Chopin indicated, but ...
http://www.musanim.com/ChopinOpus27n2Tempo/
Q: This sure sounds/looks...

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2asTaFVUGpViqpSNAvhOXp
PhysicalSale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/c/chopin-early-works/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/chopin-early-works/id672658591
This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2asTaFVUGpViqpSNAvhOXp
PhysicalSale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/c/chopin-early-works/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/chopin-early-works/id672658591
This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

Chopin - His Best Works - Part 1 / 2

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to ...

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to be his best works!
Please rate and comment! Enjoy!

Over the years, I have really started to like Chopin's music! It is so tuneful, beautiful, exciting! In these videos, I have brought together what I believe to be his best works!
Please rate and comment! Enjoy!

My favorite Chopin works by genre

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopi...

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

5 Chopin Pieces You May Have Never Heard

5 Chopin pieces you may have never heard. Too often people say "Oh, if only I could hear Chopin's works for the first time" but then they go listen to the funer...

5 Chopin pieces you may have never heard. Too often people say "Oh, if only I could hear Chopin's works for the first time" but then they go listen to the funeral march and minute waltz. Here are some lesser-known pieces that I love and you may enjoy. I could name thousands (ok not really) of pieces like these, but here are some of my favorites. For more have a listen through the mazurkas and find some you like. They are under appreciated. Anyway, Merry Christmas!!
Tracklist:
1. Polonaise #9 in B FlatMajor
2. Variations on "La Ci Darem La Mano" by Mozart (variation 1)
3. Cantabile in B Flat
4. Piano Sonata #1 (movement 1)
5. Prelude Op. Posth. in A Flat

5 Chopin pieces you may have never heard. Too often people say "Oh, if only I could hear Chopin's works for the first time" but then they go listen to the funeral march and minute waltz. Here are some lesser-known pieces that I love and you may enjoy. I could name thousands (ok not really) of pieces like these, but here are some of my favorites. For more have a listen through the mazurkas and find some you like. They are under appreciated. Anyway, Merry Christmas!!
Tracklist:
1. Polonaise #9 in B FlatMajor
2. Variations on "La Ci Darem La Mano" by Mozart (variation 1)
3. Cantabile in B Flat
4. Piano Sonata #1 (movement 1)
5. Prelude Op. Posth. in A Flat

Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, opus 27, number 2, accompanied by an animated graphic showing interval type.
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Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, opus 27, number 2, accompanied by an animated graphic showing interval type.
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Chopin: Early Works

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This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, an...

My favorite Chopin works by genre

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto...

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This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

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This release presents works of Chopin written in his Vienna period, and here they are played on exactly such an instrument, as is still preserved in the ItalianPalazzo Contucci in Montepulciano.
The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural capital Vienna during the years 1829-1831. Here he met the local piano manufacturer Conrad Graf and was seduced by his instruments, with their light action and delicate, pliant sound.
His triumphal concerts in Vienna were played on Graf’s pianos, and the young Fryderick was presented one as a gift by Graf himself.
Other information:
- The extensive booklet supplies historical background, pictures, illustrations and photos.
- Costantino Mastroprimiano has already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics: the complete keyboard music of Clementi highly praised by international critics.
Picture : Sunset Vienna
Composer:
Frédéric ChopinArtist:
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano
00:00:00 Polonaise in A flatMajor (dedicated to Zywny) (1821)
00:04:05 Rondo in C Minor op. 1 (1825)
00:13:22 Mazurka in G Major, (1825-26)
00:14:29 Mazurka in B flat Major, (1825-26)
00:16:00 Polonaise in B flat Minor (1826)
00:22:22 Rondo à la Mazur in F Major op. 5 (1826)
00:32:51 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in d Minor
00:39:19 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in F Minor
00:49:26 3 Polonaises op. 71 (1827-29) in B flat Major
00:56:26 Polonaise in G flat Major (1829)
01:04:44 Variations in A Major “Souvenir de Paganini” (1829)
01:08:38 “Casta DIVa” from V. Bellini’s “Norma” (transcription for P. viardot)

Pieśni (Op. 74):
I. Życzenie 00:00
II. Wiosna 01:50
III. Smutna rzeka 04:34
IV. Hulanka 07:47
V. Gdzie lubi 10:18
VI. Precz z moich oczu 11:40
VII. Poseł 15:00
VIII. Śliczny chłopiec 18:00
IX. Melodia 20:23
X. Wojak 22:40
XI. Dwojaki koniec 25:05
XII. Moja pieszczotka 27:00
XIII. Nie ma czego trzeba 28:53
XIV. Pierścień 32:34
XV. Narzeczony 34:05
XVI. Piosnka litewska 36:04
XVII. Śpiew z mogiły 38:36
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-49) -composer
Elżbieta Szmytka -soprano
Malcolm Martineau -piano
Playlist:
"The art of Polish song: Chopin, Szymanowski, Lutosławski": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdM8VSWYvcWFtnpbX7KneSVhvINN3Y7Lt
Scores: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/8/8c/IMSLP54246-SIBLEY1802.9252.10aa-39087012078772score.pdf
Though neglected for years by singers unacquainted with the Polish language and by audiences demanding performances of his familiar piano masterpieces, Chopin's songs for voice and piano have enjoyed a modest resurgence. Some musicologists believe that one of the earliest of these songs, "Precz z moich oczu!" (Out of My Sight!), usually dated 1830, might actually have been written as early as 1827. In any event, two decades of creative activity on Chopin's part yielded just 18 songs. (He seems to have conceived about 30, but, curiously, left some unfinished.) Sixteen were published in 1856-1857, and two others appeared in 1910. It seems that Chopin never intended to have his songs published, though he apparently left Liszt and others with the impression he did.
The 17 songs in the Op. 74 set, arranged without regard to chronology in their published edition, fall into two categories: the romantic and the historical, or, put more simply, the personal and the public. All his songs are settings of text by Polish poets, 10 by Stefan Witwicki (1801-1847) alone; all of those texts are taken from Witwicki's 1830 collection, Idylls. Chopin's apparent doubts about the artistic worth of his songs probably had something to do with his conviction that his best piano music was patently superior. The songs are indeed less distinctive works, but they offer much that is of interest, including unusual insights into the epic side of Chopin's thinking and a wealth of beautiful piano writing. It is also interesting to ponder the shortcomings of the songs in view of the fact that Chopin's pianistic language was itself heavily influenced by vocal music, specificially that of Bellini. The composer himself never partook in any concert performance of his songs, which offers further evidence of his doubts about them.
Among the romantic songs, there are several quite appealing works in Op. 74 set. "The Maiden's Wish" (No. 1, 1829), on texts by Witwicki, is a two-minute creation whose piano writing is most attractive. But the vocal part, too, is lovely and well-conceived. "Moja pieszczotka" (My Darling, 1837), No. 12, a setting of a poem by Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), is another worthwhile effort in the personal vein.
In the historical realm, there are several notable songs as well: "Wojak" (The Warrior, No. 10, 1830), another Witwicki setting, and two Dumkas, Nos. 11 and 13 in the set respectively, "Dwojaki koniec" (The Two Corpses) and "Nie ma czego trzeba" (I Want What I Have Not), both from 1845 on texts by Zaleski.
Other worthwhile songs in the Op. 74 collection include "S'piew z mogi/ly" (Hymn from the Tomb, No. 17, 1836), the longest of the group. The piano writing in most of the songs is imaginative, but often distracting in the sense that similarities to other, better-known compositions in the keyboard realm make themselves noticed. The entire Op. 74 set can be performed in about 50 minutes.
Source: http://www.allmusic.com/composition/songs-17-for-voice-piano-op-74-ct-129-145-mc0002369348
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Pieśni (Op. 74):
I. Życzenie 00:00
II. Wiosna 01:50
III. Smutna rzeka 04:34
IV. Hulanka 07:47
V. Gdzie lubi 10:18
VI. Precz z moich oczu 11:40
VII. Poseł 15:00
VIII. Śliczny chłopiec 18:00
IX. Melodia 20:23
X. Wojak 22:40
XI. Dwojaki koniec 25:05
XII. Moja pieszczotka 27:00
XIII. Nie ma czego trzeba 28:53
XIV. Pierścień 32:34
XV. Narzeczony 34:05
XVI. Piosnka litewska 36:04
XVII. Śpiew z mogiły 38:36
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-49) -composer
Elżbieta Szmytka -soprano
Malcolm Martineau -piano
Playlist:
"The art of Polish song: Chopin, Szymanowski, Lutosławski": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdM8VSWYvcWFtnpbX7KneSVhvINN3Y7Lt
Scores: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/8/8c/IMSLP54246-SIBLEY1802.9252.10aa-39087012078772score.pdf
Though neglected for years by singers unacquainted with the Polish language and by audiences demanding performances of his familiar piano masterpieces, Chopin's songs for voice and piano have enjoyed a modest resurgence. Some musicologists believe that one of the earliest of these songs, "Precz z moich oczu!" (Out of My Sight!), usually dated 1830, might actually have been written as early as 1827. In any event, two decades of creative activity on Chopin's part yielded just 18 songs. (He seems to have conceived about 30, but, curiously, left some unfinished.) Sixteen were published in 1856-1857, and two others appeared in 1910. It seems that Chopin never intended to have his songs published, though he apparently left Liszt and others with the impression he did.
The 17 songs in the Op. 74 set, arranged without regard to chronology in their published edition, fall into two categories: the romantic and the historical, or, put more simply, the personal and the public. All his songs are settings of text by Polish poets, 10 by Stefan Witwicki (1801-1847) alone; all of those texts are taken from Witwicki's 1830 collection, Idylls. Chopin's apparent doubts about the artistic worth of his songs probably had something to do with his conviction that his best piano music was patently superior. The songs are indeed less distinctive works, but they offer much that is of interest, including unusual insights into the epic side of Chopin's thinking and a wealth of beautiful piano writing. It is also interesting to ponder the shortcomings of the songs in view of the fact that Chopin's pianistic language was itself heavily influenced by vocal music, specificially that of Bellini. The composer himself never partook in any concert performance of his songs, which offers further evidence of his doubts about them.
Among the romantic songs, there are several quite appealing works in Op. 74 set. "The Maiden's Wish" (No. 1, 1829), on texts by Witwicki, is a two-minute creation whose piano writing is most attractive. But the vocal part, too, is lovely and well-conceived. "Moja pieszczotka" (My Darling, 1837), No. 12, a setting of a poem by Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), is another worthwhile effort in the personal vein.
In the historical realm, there are several notable songs as well: "Wojak" (The Warrior, No. 10, 1830), another Witwicki setting, and two Dumkas, Nos. 11 and 13 in the set respectively, "Dwojaki koniec" (The Two Corpses) and "Nie ma czego trzeba" (I Want What I Have Not), both from 1845 on texts by Zaleski.
Other worthwhile songs in the Op. 74 collection include "S'piew z mogi/ly" (Hymn from the Tomb, No. 17, 1836), the longest of the group. The piano writing in most of the songs is imaginative, but often distracting in the sense that similarities to other, better-known compositions in the keyboard realm make themselves noticed. The entire Op. 74 set can be performed in about 50 minutes.
Source: http://www.allmusic.com/composition/songs-17-for-voice-piano-op-74-ct-129-145-mc0002369348
Buy the CD here: http://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/4630722

My favorite Chopin works by genre

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopi...

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

Very difficult selection! More or less my favorite performances (or so) and in order of preference (or so...). The 3rd ballade has always been my favorite Chopin. I don't know why. Maybe because I see in it like a dance between two souls, which begins with a gentle melody, evolves is so many different colours (especially the C# minor, which to me is one of the most dramatic moments in Chopin's music), and culminates in the last page with a great and magnificent coda, which is nothing more than the initial melody but now overflowing with joy.
After this there's my beloved Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No.1. I especially love it for the last page, which is an ecstatic vision of something I can't even imagine. When I listen to it and I think that Chopin died 39...
Piano and Orchestra: Concerto No.1 or 2? No! Rondo à la Krakowiak! There's also the fantasy on polish airs and the super well known polonaise brillante op.22, but I decided this one. I can't resist to its pentatonic introduction! *_*
(I posted it at the end because it's not a solo piece, but it should be situated more or less in the middle, in order of preference!)
00:00 -- Ballade Op.47 (Katsaris)
06:57 -- Nocturne Op.62 No.1 (Arrau)
14:42 -- Etude Op.25 No.7 (Richter!)
20:14 -- Mazurka Op.56 No.3 (Biret)
27:37 -- Sonata Op.35 (Sokolov).
53:57 -- Allegro de Concert Op.46 (Barbara Hesse-Bukowska)
01:06:06 -- Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61 (Richter)
01:18:12 -- Barcarolle Op.60 (Argerich)
01:26:24 -- Fantaisie Op.49 (Arrau)
01:38:43 -- Scherzo Op.54 (Richter)
01:49:33 -- Prelude Op.28 No.11 (Kissin)
01:50:08 -- Waltz Op.34 No.2 (Rubinstein)
01:55:25 -- Rondo à la Mazur Op.5 (Richter)
02:03:55 -- Impromptu Op.51 (Sofronitsky)
02:09:04 -- Rondo à la Krakowiak (Weissenberg)

Chopin - Classical Piano

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FREDERIC CHOPIN
01 Prelude in D-flat Major Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop” 00:00
02 Prelude in A Major Op. 28 No. 7 05:37
03 Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2 06:33
04 Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1 12:19
05 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Andante 17:36
06 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 23:05
07 Andante spianato in G Major, Op. 22 28:43
08 Douze études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" 34:15
09 Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op. 60 36:46
10 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G flat Major, “BlackKey” 45:42
11 Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 47:40
12 Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1 51:48
13 Mazurka Op. 33 No. 4 54:20
14 Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 4 in F Minor, Andantino 59:12
15 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35
I. Grave. Doppio movimento 1:01:02
II. Scherzo 1:09:08
III.Marche funèbre. Lento 1:17:18
IV. Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato 1:27:54
16 Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 1:28:25
17 Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 1:42:29
Piano :
NoahJohnson (tracks 1-4, 9 & 10)
Giovanni Umberto Battel (tracks 5-8, 12-17)
Carlo Balzaretti (track 11)
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Frédéric Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for the solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as a leading musician of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born in what was then the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising.
At 21 he settled in Paris. Thereafter, during the last 18 years of his life, he gave only some 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by teaching piano, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many of his musical contemporaries, including Robert Schumann.
All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Most are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some songs to Polish lyrics. His keyboard style is highly individual and often technically demanding; his own performances were noted for their nuance and sensitivity. Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental ballade. His major piano works also include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas, some published only after his death.
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
01 Prelude in D-flat Major Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop” 00:00
02 Prelude in A Major Op. 28 No. 7 05:37
03 Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2 06:33
04 Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1 12:19
05 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Andante 17:36
06 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 23:05
07 Andante spianato in G Major, Op. 22 28:43
08 Douze études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" 34:15
09 Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op. 60 36:46
10 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G flat Major, “BlackKey” 45:42
11 Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 47:40
12 Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1 51:48
13 Mazurka Op. 33 No. 4 54:20
14 Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 4 in F Minor, Andantino 59:12
15 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35
I. Grave. Doppio movimento 1:01:02
II. Scherzo 1:09:08
III.Marche funèbre. Lento 1:17:18
IV. Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato 1:27:54
16 Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 1:28:25
17 Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 1:42:29
Piano :
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Frédéric Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for the solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as a leading musician of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born in what was then the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising.
At 21 he settled in Paris. Thereafter, during the last 18 years of his life, he gave only some 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by teaching piano, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many of his musical contemporaries, including Robert Schumann.
All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Most are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some songs to Polish lyrics. His keyboard style is highly individual and often technically demanding; his own performances were noted for their nuance and sensitivity. Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental ballade. His major piano works also include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas, some published only after his death.
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